I'm looking at a Naval Arms 1866 Yellowboy .38 cal. from the seventies. It has been a safe queen all its life and and the brass has a fine patina to it. What would you do? Would you clean the brass or leave it as is?

I know some may not agree with what I did.....but its not like I messed up a gun that'll ever be worth anything...worst case I throw it away and buy another one.....here's the story.... Last year I bought a replica 1851 Navy. The gun was bought basically a wall hanger. I like the lines of the...

I tumbled for years with corn cob media in an RCBS drum tumbler. The cases always came out shiny, but the inside of the cases were always dirty. I bought some used brass on line and it came with a "jewelry" shine and clean inside. I asked how they did it and was told they wet tumbled it. So...